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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC | implementationpressrelease.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 28, 2014
FairPoint Communications, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-32408 | 13-3725229 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
521 East Morehead Street, Suite 500, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28202 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 344-8150
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On August 28, 2014, FairPoint Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an impasse in its negotiations with its northern New England unions and that the Company has implemented its final proposals. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 28, 2014 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Ajay Sabherwal | |||
Name: | Ajay Sabherwal | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: August 28, 2014